Yes, they have chat bubble for NPCs and players, I believe. I also think you can turn them on or off.

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Originally posted by Qazaam

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Originally posted by MMOExposed

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Originally posted by fony

leaps of logic, as always with he perceived downsides.
 
1. yea, there are trainable mobs actually, not that it's a real big deal. a 30 foot boar in the human zone, the crystal devil dog thing in the PAX demo.
 
2. the shatterer flies around the map attacking players in the event that preceeds the ground fight from the demo.
 
i stopped playing WoW three years ago, but i don't remebr any big mob being trainable at all by then. did they reintroduce this since then?
 
EDIT: btw, events "spilling into others" and moving across the game world was the intention from the word go, when they first started on the game.
 

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no WoW nerfed that years ago.

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Ha, I didn't know that.  Goes to show how often I play WoW these days :P

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fony is talking about Guild Wars not WoW, when saying events spilling into others was the intention. Unless I am going insane. I do know WoW never intended that. They got rid of it because they never wanted it.

Guild Wars does want that. Not players training mobs into cities, which makes no sense when you think about it. Those massive world bosses should be smarter than to follow a single guy across the world just because he keeps poking the boss. I think this is stupid, and actually kills immersion and realism, because the characters that the bosses are would never do that. I haven't seen or heard about trainable mobs in Guild Wars 2 before, but if they are there I hope they get removed.

In Guild Wars, events spill into each other, but in ways that make sense. It's hard to explain, but, for example, say there is a town getting raided by centaurs. There is a totally separate event to escort someone past the town. You are going to get hit with centaurs as you pass the town. They aren't connected, but they touch each other in this way because that makes sense. It is an effort to make the world feel alive.

And, bosses like The Shatterer will pretty much screw with the whole area. Which also just makes sense.

Edit:

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Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
Espescially in GW2 with its DE's and everyone working after a single goal, Mobs should follow players much much longer then in todays 50 yard max MMO's.  I don't say they should follow you to a zone exit, but the way it is now in most MMO's is just plain stupid.  And if they quit their pursuit, they should move back to their oriigins slowly (walking) and agro everyone on their route they would normally agro, this would make for a much more dynamic place.

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That would make trains much, much worse, and would make it much easier to train on people you want to grief. Anet is trying to get ride of that. So I can say pretty confidently that will never happen.

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Originally posted by Siveria

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Originally posted by Asheram

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Originally posted by Siveria

 I am just glad I don't buy pc games really. I just torrent them, I haven't played a single game from any non-indie dev in like 3 years that was worth a purchaise, and its just going farther down the tubes. I did buy Terraria, dungeon defenders, space pirates and zombies and the binding of issac recently, they may not be too pretty graphics wise, but they have what almost all devs seem to be forgetting is most important:
Gameplay
 

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So you are saying that if the car doesn't justify the selling price it is ok for you to steal it rather than just not buy it and find a car that does?

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Naw, its far FAR to easy to track a stolen car, not worth the risk. <(^_-)>, that and I lack a liscense anyway. Like I said only games I have found that had gameplay that made them worth buying has been indie titles lately. Generic fps garbage like call of duty and pretty much any fps out there aren't worth the plastic they burned on. I did buy borderlands during steams big xmas sale, got the game and all dlc's for not even 10 bucks, thought it was a fair deal myself, though thats more of a fps/rpg hybrid.

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That's no excuse for you to steal things, but I will agree that indie games have for the past few years regularly been much better games, and more importantly, more innovative. An indie dev team of just a few people or just the one, has more courage to try new things because making the game is their passion, and most of the time, they don't have investors to answer to who are trying to dumb the game down or make it have "mainstream appeal," whatever the hell that is. That's one great thing about Steam — it makes those games more visible and accessible for a large number of gamers.

In short, don't steal — but do vote with your dollar.

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Originally posted by thedarkess

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Originally posted by nate1980
Except that the only type of 1 class I like to play in any MMORPG is the melee/magic hybrid. I'm just very fond of battlemages in all their varieties, whether that be a holy warrior or a battle wizard. I've never played a MMORPG that didn't offer this. GW2 is the first I've seen that doesn't have melee/magic hybrids.
In GW, I played a Warrior/Monk, Warrior/Necro, and Warrior/Elementalist. I always felt like I had enough hotbar space. I only needed a few melee and magic skills to satisfy my hybrid cravings. I could shoot some magic at a foe to get it's attention, and melee it down when and if it got within range. Or I could kill some mobs in melee, rezz their comrades as my minions, and so on.

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Sounds like Guardian is perfect for you as many of us said.
Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7BG99Uw10

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Basically what everyone else is saying. I love paladins and clerics. Love 'em. Check out my signature.

Yea. We will be fine. Promise.

This game has some problems, the camera ranking high among them. The terrible port to PC also ranks high. I still hate that so many games are being ported to PC in a lazy and sloppy way.

But everyone complaining about the price does not understand economics. Period. Taking into account inflation, games actually cost less now than they did ten years ago. Deal with it. And try to actually study a topic and know even the barest minimum about it before you go spouting off at the mouth.

And the people complaining about the lack of an open world feel in the demo. It's a demo! How can you get an open world feeling in 45 minutes of gameplay in the starter zone? What is your problem, people?! No, it isn't going to be as open or limitless as Skyrim. But not everyone wants that. I do, but who is to say everyone does, or even should?

Which brings me to the complaints about the banner. So someone popular likes this game more than Skyrim. Of course they are going to use that in their ads. Of course they will. And the guys at Penny Arcade are not the type to say things about games they don't mean. And this game was designed with MMO in mind, and an MMO is in the works, so it only makes sense to advertise on a website called MMORPG.com.

I feel like people just want to complain about everything anymore. Think about what you saying and what it means and try to actually know something about something before you start whining.

Sheesh!

Edit: Redcap and Bill Murphy. You can't have a preview when the game is already out. That's just simple binary logic. You can have a short and largely useless review, but not a preview.

Interesting review. 

But it is a review, *not* a preview!

Just let me see some in-game footage. Even if it is rough. I want to see it! Come on, CCP. Come on!

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Originally posted by Moaky07

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Originally posted by Leodious
Of course people like open sandboxy games. Look at Eve. Why is this even a question?
If a game like Eve, that has so many things that are off-putting to many players (controls, progression system, full pvp, etc.) can have a large number of players, just think what a real sandbox with traditional controls in a fantasy setting could get if it lived up to triple A standards of production quality and polish, unlike Ryzom (which was amazing, but too rough around the edge for many people), Vanguard (similar problems, and terrible start), or Darkfall (don't even get me started).
If you had a game with sandbox ideas similar to any or all of these games, but quality and polish on the level of a triple A game, you would have a big hit.


My point is that it isn't the idea of a sandbox that puts people off sandboxes. It is the low level of polish that almost inevitably comes with having an small developer. It isn't their fault, but players have big expectations about quality and polish after seeing WoW, and let's not lie to ourselves; WoW changed everything, like it or not.

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Actually I believe MMO sandboxes are what put folks off playing all on their own.
 
PVP forced on folks? If so you lose a huge number of gamers.
Lack of a meaningful PVE game? If so you lose subs.
Forced to buy from Owen? Smack in the face to PVE gaming.....lose more customers.
 
You just arent seeing it from a PVE themepark gamers perspective. EQ is as "sandboxy" as games need to be for folks with  similar tastes to mine. The huge time sinks, and unmerciful death penalties though wont cut it these days. You will never force us to PVP, and we arent going to simply farm money to keep buying the same gear.

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Of course there are people who prefer theme parks. I never implied there were not such people. But there is a market for sanboxes, and it is much larger than the populations of games like those I mentioned would lead some people to believe. Eve is a great example.

Forced pvp and harsh death penalties are neither requirements for a sandbox nor turnoffs to a large number of players. Again, Eve is a perfect example. You might lose some subs with those decisions, but you will also gain some as well. There are people who like that sort of thing.

What annoys me are people like you trying to say that "gamers" want a certain thing. There are many different types of players, and different games should be made to cater to them. Most of the few decent sandbox ideas that have been made are made with poor quality and polish, and that is what turns off people.

Of course people like open sandboxy games. Look at Eve. Why is this even a question?

If a game like Eve, that has so many things that are off-putting to many players (controls, progression system, full pvp, etc.) can have a large number of players, just think what a real sandbox with traditional controls in a fantasy setting could get if it lived up to triple A standards of production quality and polish, unlike Ryzom (which was amazing, but too rough around the edge for many people), Vanguard (similar problems, and terrible start), or Darkfall (don't even get me started).

If you had a game with sandbox ideas similar to any or all of these games, but quality and polish on the level of a triple A game, you would have a big hit.

My point is that it isn't the idea of a sandbox that puts people off sandboxes. It is the low level of polish that almost inevitably comes with having an small developer. It isn't their fault, but players have big expectations about quality and polish after seeing WoW, and let's not lie to ourselves; WoW changed everything, like it or not.

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Originally posted by Valentina
Fully voiced storylines & dialogue/player choice IS innovative IN THIS GENRE. Never really been done before, adds a hell of a lot more innovation and immersive nature to the game, and is something that is pretty much going to be required for future MMO's that claim to be "MMORPG's" in order to be taken seriously and not seen as lazy, boring, and outdated. Sorry, OP! It takes nothing away, or harms no part of the MMO genre, as all it does is take the system that already exists, put's voice overs and decisions into the players hands, it eliminates nothing and enhances everything.
 
Don't believe me?
 
Guild Wars 2
Copernicus/Amalur project
And several other newly announced MMO's last year that make up the entirety of anything on anyone's radar over the next few years all have these features to varying degrees. Case closed!

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Not being done in one genre before doesn't make it innovative. Fully voiced has be done, and in a very similar way, in other titles, notably Bioware's own. So it isn't innovative, not by a long shot. There is a pervasive and annoying misconception on these boards about what that word means.

Of course, the numbers and the costs don't make any sense. Firstly, it doesn't cost as much as you seem to think to maintain an MMO. Second, 1M subscribers is not needed, and Bioware has said as much.

Besides your argument having no logical flow or merit, all of your points are patently false.

It would be fine for some games, and some settings, but not this one. I mean, really? Permadeath in colonial New England? Monsters, dark magics. With giant chibi heads. Really?!

It is a ridiculous choice and I am at a loss to understand why they made that decision. I will probably still try it out, but it is a bit off-putting, to be sure.

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Originally posted by Rivalen

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Originally posted by AG-Vuk
If the devs fill skill slots with stuns /hold then pvp will be the same as it is in all other MMO's . Just in a pretty new environment. It'll still suck , you just be dazzled by the brilliance of the scenery .  GW 1 pvp basically came down to this and flavor of the month builds . Expect more of the same.  

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Except there's no dedicated healer.
You can compare to some MMOs, but hardly all.
Class combos, no dedicated healer, last chance fighting, all classes ressurect, on the fly weapon swapping and elites will make it different enough, at least for me.

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That will only really be a problem if a player can stunlock an enemy for long enough to make it nearly impossible for enemy to recover. Some stuns, for certain situations or openers, can be a good thing. It becomes a problem when, (let's use WoW as our example) players die in under ten seconds, and a rogue can keep a enemy stunned for that entire period. When a rogue can get a player dead or under 10% health before they can move at all, that's a problem. If a rogue can stun you when they open to get off a couple of hits to get an edge, as part of the stealth portion of their class, that's a good thing.

I will agree that SSD is totally unnecessary. It helps, but not so much that it is anywhere approaching worth the additional cost. If money is an object, there is so much else you can spend it on that will help you a great deal more.

But, people are giving you great options for putting your computer together, which is great, but remember that you have to put this together. If you friend can help you, that would be ideal. It isn't terribly hard, but there are something you could do that will destroy your machine before you even turn it on, as a result of static electricity, among other things.

It isn't hard, by any stretch, but you would be better off with some help for your first time out.

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Originally posted by Timacek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swfXXT0QBeI&feature=relatedeveryone should watch it

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That guy is right, but he is one of the most annoying people ever. I couldn't keep watching because he was so annoying.

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Originally posted by spaceport
America... "the land of the free" where people whatch Fox News and wonders WTF is Occupy Wall Street, where bills like SOPA exist.

More like, "America, the land of the greed"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KejYPQyhUI
 
How about you WAKE UP?

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Obviously, we are not all like that, or there wouldn't be an Occupy movement in the first place. Some of us are fighting for change, but it is hard, especially with stuff like Fox News out there working to keep people misinformed. The way things are in this country now, all you can do is be outspoken about what is going on, talk to anyone who will listen, and try to get someone in office, maybe, someday, who isn't a terrible person.

Knowledge is the only way we can win this.

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Originally posted by nomss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ttfOuxB6Gc
@ 8 min mark
We hear a brief line. Almost like a greeting and then text. I say that's wall of text, you might argue other wise.

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That's a wall of text? You must be trolling.

That or the younger generation really hates reading to such an extent that we as a species are doomed.

Seriously, pick up a book. They have some good stories in those.

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Originally posted by Elenna
Hollywood would love for everyone to believe that piracy is a huge problem that hurts them.

What bothers them even more, is that it's not like the good old days where "pirates" actually profited from "piracy", it's that people can just get stuff for free, but worse, FAR FAR FAR WORSE, people can actually upload for anyone to see, things they've created that may have a clip from a film, or a passage from a song, or even a WHOLE song.

This bothers them, because every time someone youtubes something funny and uses a little bit of their IP in the process, they are thinking that they could be making a fortune in some form or royalty payment from it. This act goes far beyond just the downloading/uploading of copyrighted material, it wants to go to great lengths to punish sites/internet providers etc who have anything that can be considered theft or unauthorized usage of intellectual property, and in so doing censoring the entire internet, at least for Americans so that they can only see an internet Hollywood wants them to see.

I would argue (when you read any comments to some of the postings on youtube/personal websites/blogs etc) that they (Hollywood) are getting a lot of free advertizing, and that anyone after asking what the tune/film clip etc. was who downloads it without paying for it afterward, was unlikely to have paid for it even if they were unable to download it. Period.

If Hollywood isn't making enough money, it's not because of misuse of IP by the public, it's by a misuse of their own money by continually putting out a whole pile of crap that people don't want to see/hear. Again, I'd argue that all the sharing probably helps sell some of that crap to people that downloaded it and liked it enough to actually buy it.

How many films do you see trailers for that make you think "OH I HAVE TO GO SEE THAT!"? Almost none. If it isn't a remake of a remake, it's a sequel to a sequel (for a movie that should never have been released in the first place, let alone have any sequels). How many times you even hear music that you MUST have?

We've seen it all and heard it all before. That's why Hollywood isn't making as much money as it thinks it should. I DO buy the occasional Blu Ray disc, because I do pay for things I want to see. I would buy so many more, if there were actually any worth having. I DON'T download any movies or music, not because I am trying to be on any moral high ground, but for the same reason I own so few Blu Rays.... There's so little that's of any interest to start with.

If the bill gets passed, then I think everyone has a duty to boycott them completely. We've already been forced to change our televisions so that everything can only be broadcast digitally in order that they can dictate what you can record and whether or not you can watch it how and when you want, and yet most stuff is still broadcast in 4:3 sd resolutions and your cable company wants a premium for the few channels that broadcast SOME of their material in proper HD.

By the time they're finished you won't be able to quote anything from a film/book or hum anything from a piece of music you've heard without breaking the law for unauthorized used of IP. We do therefore have to somehow show that we're not going to continually let them dictate how we are entertained. 

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This is all true. And what is worse, is that pirates don't actually hurt the industry. If anything, they spend more. I simply can't fathom why companies are against it when study after study shows they spend as much or more money than people who don't pirate.

Sure, they don't want people to steal, but time has shown that most of these people aren't steal for the hell of it. And honestly, I can understand why, when so much of what Hollywood and game companies put out is absolute shit. I am not supporting stealing, but the numbers show that it doesn't hurt companies, at all.

And Light forbid one downloads a few episodes of a TV show you watch every single week to put together a tribute video. (Not that I have; I am far too lazy.) Or post anything infringing on Facebook or Google or Youtube. Even seemingly innocent things like takeaways to to a second of copyrighted footage as part of a video one created oneself.

I think this is a power thing, nothing more.

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Originally posted by Kakkzooka
Mea Culpa. That sounds much more intense.

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Also, there *will* be dynamic events in the area where you fight WvWvW. Also, it is not instanced in the normal sense of the word. I think anyone who enjoys pvp will like it.

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Originally posted by Vallista
I'm starting to think GW2 is fools gold.  While I'm not bashing the game or saying it won't be successful, I'm saying the mor I read about this game, the more I don't like.  Don't get me wrong, there are things I do like in the game.  My overall feeling is that this game doesn't feel like an mmo, more like swtor (sorry) single player game with friends optional.  I understand GW2 is a pve game with PvP features, that is fine.  However, I can saying I'm not gonna drink the kool aid on this title.  Also after finding out that there won't be raid style feature in this game, while I'm not really gonna like that long term.  Am I wrong for feeling this way?

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Yes. You are wrong. You may have heard a lot about the game, but you need to look into some actual articles or videos if you want to know what it is like. It will not be like what you think, I think.

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Originally posted by Scalebane
hahaha look at how all the people are acting because wikipedia blacked out...this is comedy gold right here lmao!
https://twitter.com/#!/herpderpedia
 
guy is showing what people are tweeting hahaha

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People can be so stupid and willfully ignorant.

But this was hilarious.

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Originally posted by troublmaker
There is no such thing as an unrestricted freedom or rights.  Many Americans think they have it, but they do not.Take for example this classic case.  It is the middle of the night and I'm in a Jewish neighborhood.  As an expression of my freedom of speech I yell at the top of my lunges "THE HOLOCAUST IS A LIE BUT IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED YOU KILLED JESUS!"  Now I keep repeating this obscenity over and over and over and over.  I do it from 12AM to 8AM.  At this point I decide to go home and sleep.Am I really so free to do this?  Would you as a citizen of the United States really ALLOW me to violate someone like this to protect MY freedom?Of course not.

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We know there is no such thing as totally free speech, but some things go too far, and this law very obviously does. If you read the law, I don't see how anyone could miss it.

As for your quote up there, that's actually legal in America. The only reason you would be arrested is if, because it was the middle of the night, you were arrested for disturbing the peace. If you did that exact same thing during the day and didn't use a megaphone or something, it'd be totally legal.

That's right. It's legal to yell at Jews that the holocaust never happened, but it would be illegal to keep them awake while doing it.

My point is this: Laws usually say specific things, but when there is any room for interpretation, different people are always going to have different ideas. This is why things have changed with different Justices in the Supreme Court. New people had new interpretations of the law. A law like this one can be interpreted to mean they can shut down any website (from the vast majority of people, who don't usually know how to bypass DNS blocking), for almost any reason. And on most sites, this one included, someone could post something, knowing it broke the law, and thereby forcing that website down. People could attack this site, or Youtube, or really any website with user-submitted content, and those sites would be taken down, through no fault of their own.

It is a poorly written law, and even if it had been written well, would not have gotten to the heart of this issue, which is this: Pirates are costing people money.

It is too easy, and even with this law, would remain too easy, for people to pirate. That is why most people do it. There is no challenge in doing it, and so why pay, or even waste time leaving your house to go buy something, when you can download it and have it for free in ten minutes? Until you stop that, pirates won't stop. And even if you could, they won't stop.

Criminals won't stop doing crime. They are criminals. This is as stupid as shutting down a gun store because someone who murdered someone bought their gun there. Or shutting down a sporting goods store because someone bought there the tools they needed to commit a robbery.

It's madness. It is complete and utter madness. I really don't see how anyone could disagree with me if they have actually read the law.